by Sean Ludford | Mar 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Anaba Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2017 Varietal: 100% Chardonnay Appellation: Sonoma Coast Vineyards: Tolay Vista, Dutton (Shop Block and Mill Station), J McK Estate Clone: Majority Old Wente Method/Aging: Hand-sorted and whole cluster pressed. Barrel fermented (75% malolactic fermentation, 25% retained natural malic acid). Aged 17 months sur lie in French oak barrels, 25% of which were new. Wine Enthusiast Rating: 92 Price: $40 Variety:...
by Megan FitzPatrick | Jan 30, 2018 | Food & Eating, Random, Uncategorized
It’s here! No typical Sunday Funday this week, no way, it’s Super Sunday. Just two years ago we celebrated the milestone 50th Super Bowl. While the viewers did not break a record, it was the third most watched Super Bowl in history. One’s 52nd birthday may not get quite the attention of the 50th but this year the movement is growing for the day following the...
by Sean Ludford | May 9, 2017 | Spirits, Uncategorized
There is a lot of chatter lately about the decline of Vodka and rightfully so. However, it’s still the king among spirits in the USA making up about a quarter of all spirits sales. The worry is in the fact that less than a decade ago Vodka accounted for one in three bottles of spirits sold in the nation. It can be reasonably argued...
by Sean Ludford | Jan 25, 2017 | Spirits, Uncategorized
In our fast-paced, short attention span world we now live in it’s often helpful to present a complex subject in a simple, visual form. In order to make Scotch Whisky easy we have created our BevX Scotch Whisky Basics Infographic. Feel free to download this handy infographic and share it with your friends. BevX Scotch Whisky Basics Infographic For this seeking a deeper look at...
by Sean Ludford | Sep 15, 2016 | Spirits, Uncategorized
Calvados is the world famous, and rightfully so, apple based Brandy from the Normandy region of France. Despite the station that Calvados enjoys among spirits aficionados it’s still sadly unknown among most American consumers. As a point of reference only about 200,000 bottles of Calvados are sold in the U.S. as compared to the 40 million bottles of Cognac consumed. That’s a staggering gap...
by Sean Ludford | Jun 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America In Congress, July 4, 1776 When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle...